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893006

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to report to the Platform on Action Commitments and Transformation set up at the World Humanitarian Summit 2016.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	139048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK government has recently submitted its second World Humanitarian Summit self-report, through the Platform for Action, Commitment and Transformation. This report documents progress made by the UK in 2018 to deliver on commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016. My department will prioritise getting the humanitarian system to work better, working in concert with other major donors and agencies.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/05/2018 16:58:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

777006

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of UK Aid's humanitarian funding has been allocated to local and national responders, to fulfil the UK's obligation to reach the global target of 25 per cent by 2020 as set out in the 2016 OECD World Humanitarian Summit's Grand Bargain.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	109444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The Grand Bargain commits aid organisations and donors to achieve by 2020 a global, aggregated target of at least 25 per cent of humanitarian funding to local and national responders as directly as possible. DFID does not currently capture the proportion of UK humanitarian funding that goes to such responders. However, the UK’s newly published Humanitarian Reform Policy outlines how national and local actors will be at the centre of DFID’s work. DFID is making progress on this, for example, through support to the Start Fund (£30 million 3 year programme agreed until 2018) that provides rapid support to humanitarian crises such as a landslide in Sierra Leone, flooding in Nepal and Bangladesh, and displacement in the Philippines caused by conflict in Mindanao. Start Fund report that 42% of projects in 2015/16 were implemented fully or partially by a local partner.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 31/10/2017 10:40:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

711053

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's humanitarian aid budget was disbursed for (a) one year, (b) two years and (c) three years or more in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	67793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Due to the nature of Humanitarian Responses, DFID cannot always allocate humanitarian budgets in advance. However, over the last three budget periods DFID’s spend on humanitarian aid was allocated as follows (rounded to the nearest 5%):</p><ul><li>65 per cent to projects with an operational period of 3 years or more</li><li>30 per cent was to projects with an operational period of two years</li></ul><p>and</p><ul><li>5 per cent was to projects with an operational period of one year.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2017 16:49:50 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

706134

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's humanitarian aid budget in 2016 was allocated for a period of two or more years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	65899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>Due to the nature of Humanitarian Responses, DFID cannot always allocate humanitarian budgets in advance. However, in 2016 over 80 per cent of DFID’s spend on humanitarian aid was to projects with an operational period of two or more years.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/03/2017 17:11:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

687117

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that its humanitarian programme is gender-responsive.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	63669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>In 2013 the UK hosted the ‘Call to Action on Preventing Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies’ where we committed to improving our response to gendered violence in emergencies.</p><p>At the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016, the UK further committed to drive accountability for gender responsive humanitarian action, by supporting the US Real Time Accountability Partnership. This requires our humanitarian partners to make use of internationally agreed tools such as the ‘Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action’ in their programme design.</p><p>DFID recently announced a new Women and Girls Protection fund that aims to protect women and girls on the move in Libya and Europe. The fund will support over 68,000 vulnerable women protect themselves from trafficking, forced labour and sexual violence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/02/2017 15:48:45 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

679834

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total amount of Official Development Assistance (ODA) spent on humanitarian assistance for each of the last three financial years; and what proportion of ODA was comprised of humanitarian assistance in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member printed	Lord Bruce of Bennachie
uin	HL5054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>The amount of UK bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) spent on humanitarian assistance for the last three calendar years, and the proportion of UK ODA, is set out in the table below.</p><p>Table: Total UK bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) spent on humanitarian assistance, 2013-2015, £ million</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>Humanitarian assistance (£ million)</p></td><td><p>Total UK bilateral ODA (£ million)</p></td><td><p>Humanitarian assistance as a % of total UK bilateral ODA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>826</p></td><td><p>6,720</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,119</p></td><td><p>6,822</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,266</p></td><td><p>7,664</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Statistics on International Development 2016</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/02/2017 17:51:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	615 label Biography information for Lord Bruce of Bennachie

675580

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the utility of the Joint Precision Aerial Delivery System for delivering humanitarian aid; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	60826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK does not possess a Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) capability. Our assessment is that, although JPADS is relatively precise, the size and weight of the system and the risk risk of collateral damage are such that it is not generally suitable for use in a populated environment. We continue to work with allies and partners on potential options for delivering aid but the most effective means remains road deliveries of large quantities, organised by Humanitarian agencies and coordinated with authorities on the ground.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 60818 question first answered 26/01/2017 16:10:10 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

529199

registered interest
date	28/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of the Global Fund in the fight against Malaria.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has played a critical role in the fight against malaria. To date, it has invested $7 billion to prevent, diagnose and treat the disease. Between 2002 and 2015, this support has helped distribute approximately 600 million mosquito nets and treated over 515 million cases of malaria. Given that the Global Fund contributes 58% of all international finance for malaria, it has played an important role in helping reduce deaths from the disease by 48% between 2000-2014.</p><p>With 1 in 10 child deaths in Africa still caused by malaria, the UK recognises that more needs to be done to tackle this deadly, but preventable disease. That is why earlier this year, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State committed that the UK would spend £500 million a year to help tackle malaria. This support will contribute towards reducing the death rate from malaria by 90% by 2030.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 07/07/2016 16:13:07 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

426128

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her objectives are for the World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	14771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The World Humanitarian Summit will provide a major opportunity to set out an ambitious vision for humanitarian and development action to guide our work until 2030.</p><br /><p>The Secretary of State for International Development has four priorities for the Summit:</p><ul><li>Strengthen the protection of civilians in a crisis and improve compliance with International Humanitarian Law;</li><li>Deliver a step change in how the humanitarian community approaches resilience to natural disasters, moving from managing crises to managing risk and ensuring Governments and communities have the capacity to do this themselves;</li><li>Address the growing gap between need and available resources through smarter financing that delivers better outcomes at lower cost and is more accountable to people in need;</li><li>Focus on women and girls throughout the summit to ensure existing commitments are translated into action.</li></ul> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 09/11/2015 16:01:43 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

348207

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to ensure that the UK continues to lead responses to humanitarian emergencies and help countries at risk better prepare for potential natural disasters.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	900069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK will continue to lead responses to humanitarian emergencies, responding rapidly to save lives, as we did recently in Nepal. Preparing for disasters is critical and the UK will push globally for more to be done, including at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/06/2015 12:48:33 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy